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Lin Tingfeng's face darkened, and his fingertips turned white from the force he used to hold the fountain pen.
Lin Tingyue said to him smugly, "Let me tell you, this is just the first step."
With a "snap," the ballpoint pen broke in two from his grip, and Lin Tingfeng clenched his fist on the desk.
Lin Tingyue laughed heartily, opened the door, and went out.
Only Lin Tingfeng and Ye Wenyu remained in the room.
The surroundings were as silent as a valley.
Ye Wenyu could hear her own heart pounding for an extended period, as if it would never slow down. The air seemed to freeze; she couldn't breathe, as if an invisible giant hand was choking her trachea.
Lin Tingfeng stood up, walked to Ye Wenyu, and tried to take her hand. Ye Wenyu instinctively stepped back, a hint of fear flashing in her large eyes. She looked at him as if he were a stranger.
Lin Tingfeng was taken aback, then comforted her, "Don't listen to her nonsense, you'll be safe. I know you care about your reputation, so I respect you." His voice was as gentle as silk.
Ye Wenyu remained silent.
A heart, filled with anguish for the future, shrank painfully.
Lin Tingfeng said gently to her, "Xiaoyu, don't worry, I will protect you. Just trust me, okay?"
Ye Wenyu was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a moment. Like a mute, she turned around in a panic, opened the door, and hurriedly walked out like a gust of wind.
It seems the siblings have started fighting over the inheritance. Before long, Lin Tingyue's mother will also join in, and Lin Tingxuan will probably appear as well, along with Lin Tingfeng's wife, the first wife who knows of her existence. Why should she, as an outsider, get involved in this mess?
But as Ye Wenyu walked out of Lin Tingfeng's office, she wondered where she could go in this vast world. Would Lin Tingfeng give her freedom and let her go?
She was a kite, with the string in Lin Tingfeng's hand.
She felt lost and uncertain about the future, unsure of where to go. Although it was the corridor of the company building, she felt surrounded by a thick white fog, giving her a sense of desolation, as if she were lost in the clouds.
Although preoccupied with worries and uncertain about the future, I was still in my internship period, so after spacing out in the corridor for a while, I returned to work in the secretarial group.
Lin Tingyue has started her internship, but she doesn't act like she's working at all. She eats snacks in her cubicle, leaving sunflower seed shells scattered all over the floor like snowflakes, and when she drinks water, she directly asks the staff in the secretarial team to pour it for her.
The secretariat didn't just have an employee; it was more like an old man had arrived.
It was as if the office was Miss Lin's boudoir.
Ye Wenyu shook her head, pretending not to see. She thought to herself that school would start after the Lantern Festival. After finishing these busy days, she would go back to school and calm down, sort out her thoughts, put an end to the past, stay away from danger, and start her simple and peaceful life anew.
She worked even harder.
However, no matter how hard she tried to calm down and work, Lin Tingyue's words were like a sword hanging over her head, as if it would fall at any moment and kill her.
During my afternoon nap, Lin Tingyue's voice echoed in my ears: "As far as I know, no employee in the entire group knows about your relationship with her. Your sister-in-law has heard about it, but she always turns a blind eye and has no plans to deal with this slut for the time being!"
She woke up with a start, unable to fall back asleep. Her back was covered in a layer of cold sweat. A voice, like a booming bell, rang in her heart: It's time to leave, it's time to leave, or it will be too late!
I used to think Lin Tingyue was a naive and innocent girl, but now it seems that I can be pretty sure that she has been pretending to be stupid and playing dumb all these years.
In an attempt to curry favor with Lin Tingfeng, she struck up a conversation with her on a plane, intending to introduce her to her older brother and thus win Lin Tingfeng's favor. After she and Lin Tingfeng got together, Lin Tingyue showered her with flattery, acting like a close confidante, inseparable and generous, frequently showering her with lavish gifts. It wasn't until she discovered the property deed to the Hangzhou villa Lin Tingfeng had given her that the siblings had a falling out, leading to a complete breakdown in their relationship and a falling out between them.
Later, she must have realized that trying to please Ye Wenyu wouldn't work, so she immediately changed her tune and got involved with Lin Tingfeng's first wife. She affectionately called her sister-in-law and told the first wife about her affair with Lin Tingfeng. That's why she was so smug and triumphant in Lin's office just now, warning Lin Tingfeng about her and Ye Wenyu.
As Ye Wenyu thought about this, her face grew paler and paler, and even her lips lost all color. She thought to herself how foolish she was. How could any child who grew up in such a complicated environment as the Lin family be simple?
She used to think Lin Tingyue was foolish, but now she realizes that of everyone, she's the most foolish one! How can she protect herself amidst the complex power struggles within the Lin family?
Ye Wenyu was lost in thought when time slipped by unnoticed, and it was lunchtime. Although Lin Tingyue wasn't doing any work as an intern in the secretarial group, as a wealthy and beautiful woman, she probably had a natural talent for cultivating interpersonal relationships. On her first day in the secretarial group, she announced that she would treat everyone to lunch. As a result, by noon, under Lin Tingyue's leadership, the entire secretarial group had left to enjoy a seafood feast at a five-star hotel, except for Ye Wenyu.
Lin Tingyue did not invite her, and Ye Wenyu did not want to go either.
The other colleagues, having been invited by Miss Lin, had no choice but to go, so the entire secretarial team was empty and quiet at lunchtime.
Ye Wenyu could hear her own heartbeat, sometimes fast and sometimes slow.
Because of her troubled mind, Ye Wenyu didn't want to eat, so she didn't even order fast food. She slumped over her desk in her cubicle, wondering what to do with her life. A storm was clearly brewing, and if she didn't do something soon, she probably wouldn't even know how she died!
She wanted nothing, to return the house he had given her, and then demand her freedom. Would Lin Tingfeng agree? The most terrifying thing was that Ye Wenyu asked herself honestly and found that she still loved Lin Tingfeng.
The thought of leaving her, of having no connection to her life from now on, of never being able to see her again, of not even having the chance to make a phone call again, tore at her heart.
But to not leave him, to wallow in self-pity, to be irresponsible towards one's own life, to belittle oneself like this, is utterly shameful, and she despises herself for it.
Did Lin Tingfeng love her? She began to question this age-old mystery again. He must love her, otherwise he wouldn't have risked his life to save her in the Thai flood. He must not love her, otherwise he wouldn't have stayed in the dark, undignified underground, living in constant fear like a rat.
A smart woman would never become a mistress. Being a mistress is the most foolish and self-deprecating thing you can do in the world!
Ye Wenyu pondered painfully, her heart swaying like a reed in a storm, desperately trying to leave him, or not leave him.
Then a familiar voice rang out: "Why aren't you coming to eat?"
Ye Wenyu slowly raised her head and saw that Lin Tingfeng was already standing in the secretariat office.
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